James the brother of Jesus

E26578

Christian saint New Testament person biblical figure early Christian leader

James the brother of Jesus is a key leader of the early Jerusalem church, traditionally regarded as Jesus’ sibling and an important figure in the New Testament.

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All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
James the brother of Jesus canonical	5
James, brother of the Lord	4
James, brother of Jesus	3
James, the brother of the Lord	3
James, the brother of Jesus	2
James the Brother of the Lord	1
James the brother of the Lord	1
James, brother of the Lord (disputed)	1
James, the Lord’s brother	1
Jude, brother of James	1
Jude, brother of James and relative of Jesus	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T207484 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: James the brother of Jesus
Context triple: [Acts of the Apostles, featuresCharacter, James the brother of Jesus]

A. Apostle James the Greater
Apostle James the Greater was one of Jesus Christ’s Twelve Apostles, traditionally regarded as the son of Zebedee and brother of John, and is venerated as the patron saint of pilgrims, especially associated with the shrine of Santiago de Compostela.
B. Apostle James the Less
Apostle James the Less is one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, traditionally identified as the son of Alphaeus and remembered as a close disciple present at key events in Jesus’ ministry.
C. Apostle Simon the Zealot
Apostle Simon the Zealot was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, traditionally identified as a fervent Jewish nationalist distinguished by his zeal and later missionary work.
D. John the Baptist
John the Baptist was a major Jewish prophetic figure of the 1st century CE, revered in Christianity and Islam for preaching repentance and baptizing followers in preparation for the coming of Jesus.
E. Apostle Matthew
Apostle Matthew was one of the twelve disciples of Jesus, traditionally identified as a former tax collector and the author of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: James the brother of Jesus
Target entity description: James the brother of Jesus is a key leader of the early Jerusalem church, traditionally regarded as Jesus’ sibling and an important figure in the New Testament.

A. Apostle James the Greater
Apostle James the Greater was one of Jesus Christ’s Twelve Apostles, traditionally regarded as the son of Zebedee and brother of John, and is venerated as the patron saint of pilgrims, especially associated with the shrine of Santiago de Compostela.
B. Apostle James the Less
Apostle James the Less is one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, traditionally identified as the son of Alphaeus and remembered as a close disciple present at key events in Jesus’ ministry.
C. Apostle Simon the Zealot
Apostle Simon the Zealot was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, traditionally identified as a fervent Jewish nationalist distinguished by his zeal and later missionary work.
D. John the Baptist
John the Baptist was a major Jewish prophetic figure of the 1st century CE, revered in Christianity and Islam for preaching repentance and baptizing followers in preparation for the coming of Jesus.
E. Apostle Matthew
Apostle Matthew was one of the twelve disciples of Jesus, traditionally identified as a former tax collector and the author of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian saint ⓘ New Testament person ⓘ biblical figure ⓘ early Christian leader ⓘ
activeInPeriod	1st century ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	James of Jerusalem ⓘ James the Just ⓘ James, the brother of the Lord ⓘ linked to: James the brother of Jesus
associatedWithEvent	Council of Jerusalem ⓘ
basedIn	Jerusalem ⓘ
commemoratedAs	martyr ⓘ
describedAs	brother of the Lord ⓘ
describedBySource	Josephus ⓘ linked to: Flavius Josephus
ethnicBackground	Jewish ⓘ
familyRelation	member of the family of Jesus ⓘ
historicity	generally regarded by scholars as a historical person ⓘ
languageLikelySpoken	Aramaic ⓘ Greek ⓘ
leadershipRole	mediator between Jewish and Gentile Christians ⓘ
leadershipStatus	one of the pillars of the Jerusalem church ⓘ
martyrdomTradition	executed in Jerusalem ⓘ stoned to death ⓘ
mentionedIn	Acts of the Apostles ⓘ Epistle of James (traditional attribution) ⓘ linked to: Epistle of James Epistle to the Galatians ⓘ First Epistle to the Corinthians ⓘ Gospel of John ⓘ Gospel of Luke ⓘ Gospel of Mark ⓘ Gospel of Matthew ⓘ New Testament ⓘ
name	James ⓘ
positionHeld	leader of the Jerusalem church ⓘ pillar of the church ⓘ
recognizedBy	Anglican Communion ⓘ Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ linked to: Eastern Orthodox Christianity Lutheran Churches ⓘ linked to: Lutheranism Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy
region	Judea ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ
roleInCouncil	leading figure at the Council of Jerusalem ⓘ
siblingOf	Jesus of Nazareth ⓘ linked to: Jesus Christ
sourceAttesting	Paul the Apostle ⓘ linked to: Apostle Paul
traditionalAuthorOf	Epistle of James ⓘ
veneratedIn	Christian liturgy ⓘ
virtueAttributed	piety ⓘ righteousness ⓘ

How these facts were elicited